Warrendale, Detroit, MI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Warrendale

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Warrendale is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.

 

About 52% of adults in Warrendale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Warrendale, ~41% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Warrendale compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Warrendale leans more Democratic than 6 of 25 neighbors.

Warrendale runs about 62 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Warrendale sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Warrendale. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+85) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+37), a spread of about 49 points.

Why Warrendale leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Warrendale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Warrendale live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 55% of adults in Warrendale have never been married, above 89% of neighborhoods. Warrendale runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Warrendale, Detroit, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Warrendale looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Warrendale is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 23 points below the Michigan average of 67%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 52% of adults in Warrendale report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Warrendale have completed high school, below 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Michigan Department of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.

Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.

Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.